On the evening of February 7th a patrol of nine scouts from Troop 640 ascended into the snowy darkness of Golden Gate Canyon State Park for a weekend of good, cold fun at the annual Klondike Derby with over 500 other scouts and scouters from the Alpine, Frontier, and Valley Districts of the Greater Colorado Council.
Saturday morning began with delicious and hearty breakfast burritos (no one went hungry this weekend!) and then off to the opening flag ceremony. There was just enough snow overnight for the sleds to slide on the paved roads that had been dry the day before. Next it was off to compete in the Klondike Events.
Yeti Bag Toss Get the 10 essentials into a bag and then get that bag hung over a high rope strung between two trees, to keep them out of reach of the pesky yeti that were roaming the camp.
Yeti Search This patrol had to find a person sitting silently in the snow, the catch was that the whole patrol was blinded either by pulled down hats or buckets on their heads.
Stretcher Make a stretcher from a tarp and two poles, then carry one of your buddies through an obstacle course.
Avalanche Bombing You get 16 tennis balls, and your goal is to get one of them into a bucket. Unfortunately, the bucket is ten feet away and you have to do it with a tarp. And you can’t get any closer to the bucket. And there was a tennis racket, for some reason. Anyway, it only took this patrol 18 seconds.
Sled Race Pretty simple, pull your sled with a load (human or baggage) around a loop of campsites as fast as you can. Somehow this patrol talked themselves into a situation where they ended up having to pull their sled with the adult volunteer running the race sitting in it. They were fast. So fast that they tipped the guy out on the first turn. He gave them a chance to re-run the course with one of their own as passenger and they shaved 22 seconds off their time — but not without a couple of minor casualties. Sled racing is a rough and tumble sport.
Obstacle Course Three members of the patrol were blindfolded and had to be guided through a series of obstacles by shouted instructions from the rest. This mostly involved wriggling on the ground, but that seemed to work.
There was a lunch break here, with plenty of hot dogs generously cooked up by Mr. Hanson.
Lashing Challenge This three-part challenge required the demonstration of four different knots, tying a rope around a rather large log and dragging it out around a pole and back, and using a two-man crosscut saw to cut a “cookie” off the end of a four-inch log. Note: the so-called cookie was NOT edible. I checked. This patrol completed the challenge in 1min 39s — which earned them a Third Place ribbon for the event.
Fire Starting All the materials were provided: wood of various sizes and tinder. Each patrol needed to provide an ignition source, and build a fire with flames that lasted at least two minutes. This patrol strategized for a few moments, then broke out the ferro rod and had a fire started in a very respectable 27 seconds.
Orienteering Each patrol was given a map and sent out on a course to find up to five different waypoint stations. Each station had a custom paper punch to prove you actually found it. This patrol went running through the snow dodging random yeti and stray AOL scouts to find all five stations.
Yeti Ski Two long boards, four loops of rope tied on each, stick the toes of your boots in the loops and go for an easy graceful glide through the snow with three of your pals. Okay, so it’s not exactly graceful. And it’s more of an awkward shuffle than a glide. And it’s really hard, especially trying to cross a slippery, snow-packed hillside.
Broom Hockey The problem with broom hockey is the brooms. The ball? It can go all day. The cones marking the goals? Indestructible. But the poor brooms just can’t handle hundreds of vigorous scouts. By the time this patrol got to the event the brooms had been reduced to splinters, so they got to play Broomless Broom Hockey – which is basically soccer in the snow. Still fun though.
At this point, the lure of the Gaga Pit was too compelling to avoid so they played that until it was time for dinner.
As the sun set the campfire was relit and cheeseburgers were griddled to perfection on the Camp Chef, followed by pineapple-upside-down cake baked in a dutch oven.
When Sunday morning dawned the scouts mostly avoided the planned cold cereal in favor of instant oatmeal, while Mr. Hanson made biscuits and gravy for the adults. After packing up it was off to the Scouts Own Service and the awards ceremony where the patrol received their 3rd place ribbon for the Lashing Challenge. Mr. Hileman returned (with donuts!) to help drive us all back home.
Scouts: Alexander R. Bjorn B. Cooper P. Dalton M. Elijah W. Luke H. Nash W. Patrick H. Quentin M.
Adults: Mr. Hanson Mr. Prebynski And Mr. Hileman helped get us all there and back
As I re-read the 2024 Ice Climbing Recap, I debated just copying it and changing the dates. So much was similar to our now-annual Ice Climbing adventure – in the best sense! Once again, we had a phenomenal time on this trip, however the weather was quite a bit different, but that didn’t change the outcome at all.
We departed the church around 5:45pm this time and pulled into camp just before 8pm. We quickly checked in and unloaded our trailer to Bunkhouse #4, #5, and #6. We set up camp but decided against fires Friday night and simply retreated to our cabins to enjoy cracker barrel with the temps hovering in the high teens.
After getting up at 6am, we cooked our respective breakfasts; the adults learned that Mr. Bielkiewicz struggles to cook breakfast in the cold – let’s just say that we were fueled by extra “carbon” Saturday. We promptly began the 2nd annual scaling of the beautiful ice wall at Camp A at 8am with the guides recognizing several of us as repeat customers. Once again, the Scouts impressed everyone, including the guides, with their deft abilities to climb the ice. Almost everyone summited at least one route – several were able to summit multiple routes! The lead guide later told me “he can tell when a Troop is prepared and ours was one of the best he’s worked with.” This year there was a steady but light snowfall throughout the climbing and the day started at 7 degrees – but no one was deterred or complained of being too cold. Clearly our boys know what it means to Be Prepared! Check out the amazing photos!
After climbing we quickly cleaned up breakfast and made our way back to the lake where hockey was once again played for several hours while Mr. Naber set up his ice fishing shanty. Snow fell on and off all day, but again we were successful fishing as 10 were snagged this time around, including several large trout and one huge one that Jaivon pulled! Even Mr. Bielkiewicz caught his first fish since the 1980’s (although Andrew did all the hard work). Once the boys were finally tired out from “hockey” (which included avoiding the defensive prowess of Mr. Bahr and Mr. Borstad), we packed up and headed back to camp for dinner.
Each patrol and the adults cooked up great meals – Cheeseburgers, homemade chili mac and dutch-oven cornbread, and pasta carbonara (which the adults made and shared with the climbing leaders) rounded out the menus this weekend. After cleaning up the dishes and site in preparation for another chilly overnight, we got 2 large fires blazing to accommodate all 20+ attendees and everyone stayed warm and outside until it was finally time to retire for the evening to the cozy cabins.
We awoke at 7am Sunday to 10 degree temps and quickly packed our gear, loaded up the trailer and cars, cleaned up camp, and did our Roses and Thorns before heading back home. We didn’t get on the road until around 9:45am which put us back to the church at just past noon. It was amazing to have such a large group have such a good time in spite of the temperatures and frequent snowfall – us adults are really proud of our Scouts and how prepared they are. It just goes to show that when you are prepared, you can have fun in any conditions!
Klondike is up next – should be a breeze for everyone no matter the weather so sign up now!
Here are the attendees:
Zack B. (SPL) (2nd year attending) Nash W. (2nd year attending) Andrew N. (2nd year attending) Damon B. (2nd year attending) Eli S. (2nd year attending) Bjorn B. (2nd year attending) Caleb G. Jaivon B. Caleb M. Quentin M. Patrick H. Carter T. Luke H. Dalton M. Jackson D. Elijah W. Davis M.
Adults: Chris Naber (2nd year attending) Brett Borstad (2nd year attending) Mike Bielkiewicz (2nd year attending) Cameron Bahr
The annual trip to Granby Ranch went well this year with 14 scouts and 6 adults attending. The troop left the Nature School at 6:20 and arrived at the tubing hill about 2 hours later. The group tubed for about 90 minutes. Church of the Eternal Hills was gracious enough to let us spend the night in their facility.
Saturday morning, we drove to Granby Ranch to ski. The weather was fantastic on Saturday with clear skies and no wind. This year a large part of the resort was open due to good early season snowfall. Mrs. Mackey offered lessons to any new skiers in the troop and her protégé was all smiles and no broken bones at the end of the afternoon. We left the ski base around 430 and arrived at the Nature School just before 7pm
Thank you to Mr Naber for pulling the troop trailer over some less than idea road conditions.
Scouts in Attendance: Damon B. Bjorn B. Zack B. Jackson D. Collin F. Patrick H. Nash W. Davis M. Dalton M. Caleb N. Andrew N. Carter T. Ben T. Elijah W.
Adults: Grady Bahr Brett Borstad Allison Mackey Garret Mackey Chris Naber Jeff Warner
We started our trip meeting at the church at 9:00 AM. We got all of our equipment and personal camping gear loaded into cars and were departing by about 10:20 AM. Our first stop was for lunch at Sam’s Club in Cheyenne, WY. We then got back on the road and headed to Casper, WY. We stopped at the Flying J Truck Stop for gas and decided to buy Subway sandwiches for dinner. With our sandwiches packed and our fuel tanks full, we drove to our campsite(s) in Boysen State Park.
We were greeted in the campground by a 4 ½ foot bull snake climbing a tree right where we parked! Due to the diligent research and planning of Mr. Strous, we ended up with the best tent sites in the entire Upper Wind River campsite. We had enough room to set all our tents in the same area. After camp was set up, some of the Scouts went swimming in the river, while others explored the area. After it got dark, the Scouts all played Exploding Kittens in the big tent.
Day 2 6/23/2024
We woke up bright and early on Sunday morning. We ate a breakfast of bagels, Pop-Tarts, and granola bars. We broke down camp and were on the road by 8:00 AM. We went straight to the Hot Springs State Park in Thermopolis and arrived before the pools opened. So the Scouts and Adults were able to spend about 30 minutes exploring the area and learning about the Hot Spring. We all had fun crossing the wavy suspension bridge.
At 9:00 AM the Star Plunge Hot Spring pool opened, and we were one of the first in line. The Scouts and adults all enjoyed about 2 hours swimming, soaking, sliding, and jumping in the naturally warm waters. By about 11:30 AM, we were back on the road, headed to Cody, WY. In Cody, we went to McDonald’s for lunch. After lunch, we topped off our fuel tanks and headed to Camp Buffalo Bill (CBB)..
We arrived in camp at about 3:15 PM and were greeted by our Troop Guides Colton and Hank. They gave us a tour of the entire camp and explained everything to us. By the time our tour was done, it was time for our first dinner in camp.
After dinner, Mr. Finley and Jackson went to the Scoutmaster/SPL meeting while everyone else went back to our campsite (Wapiti) and started setting up camp. Immediately after getting camp set up, it was time for the opening campfire, where we all enjoyed skits performed by the staff. After the campfire, we all headed back to camp and were off to bed.
Day 3 6/24/2024
Several Scouts and adults started the day getting up at 5:30 AM, so they could earn the CBB Polar Plunge patch (by jumping in the CBB pond for 4 days).
Bjorn Andrew Vince Jackson
Carter Davis Cooper Colin
Zaiden Mr. Burkard Mr. Mackey Mr. Prebynski
The entire troop then went to breakfast. Our Troop decided to make Monday “crazy hat day”; and thanks to Cooper, almost all the Scouts had witch hats, and we were the talk of camp when we lined up for breakfast. After breakfast, the Scouts headed off to their first day of Merit Badge classes.
After finishing their classes for the day the scouts set about to finish completing their hammock city. They ended up with quite the conglomeration of Hammock with multiple ‘doubledeckers’. The day at camp ended with a “Hot Chocolate Social” where the Scouts and adults got to drink a cup of Hot Chocolate while mingling and getting to know people from other Troops. After the social, we all headed off to bed.
Day 4 6/25/2024
Just like Monday, the same Scouts and adults started the day by jumping in the pond (minus Zaiden who felt sleep was more important) towards earning the Polar Plunge patch. Tuesday was campwide “crazy necktie day”. Mr. Prebynski brought a bag of neckties from home, so everyone in the Troop had a necktie to wear. The Scouts spent their second day in Merit Badge classes. After dinner, the adults helped with dishes in the kitchen. During evening activities Nash, Aidan, and Davis all took part in the “Cowboy Action Shooting”, while Mr. Prebynski learned the basics of blacksmithing. Mr. Finley and Mr. Strous had to make an unscheduled trip into Cody, WY to purchase a new car battery.
Day 5 6/26/2024
The whole Troop got up early and were at breakfast by 6:00 AM so we could maximize our day in Yellowstone National Park. After stopping for a group picture at the sign outside of the park we got in line to go inside. Almost immediately after entering the park(150 feet past the Yellowstone entrance where we pulled over to get our group back together), we were lucky enough to see a Grizzly Bear just on the other side of the river from where we were parked.
After the excitement of the bear wore off, we all headed to Old Faithful. The Scouts were given free time before the eruption and went off to explore the area. We all met back up and watched the eruption. Since there is so much to see, after the eruption, the Scouts were given more free time to explore. We decided to eat our sack lunches before departing Old Faithful.
Next, we headed to the Grand Prismatic Spring where we stopped at the overlook parking lot. On the way to the overlook, we were all able to see multicolored steam rising off the pools which was harder to see the closer you got to the pools. The whole troop decided to hike up to the upper overlook. It was well worth the hike as the views were breathtaking and we were able to take another group photo at the upper overlook with the Prismatic Spring in the background thanks to another park visitor with a phone attached to a long pole. After that, we headed to the Paint Pots and were treated with multi-colored hot springs, bubbling mud pots, and another impressive geyser erupting.
We made a brief impromptu stop at Gibbons Falls and learned about how they built the road there and walked out to see the falls and an expansive view out into the Yellowstone caldera. And with impeccable timing, we were just leaving it began to lightly rain. We then headed to the Norris Geyser Basin and Museum. Most of the Scouts disregarded the rain and explored the basin, while a few Scouts and most of the adults enjoyed the museum. Those who took the walk through the Norris Geyer basin were greeted with some of the most beautiful hot springs we were able to see up close during the entire trip. The boardwalk through the basin went past steam vents, mud pots, geysers, and multi-colored streams populated by thermophiles. (A thermophile is any organism that thrives in a hot environment. To define thermophiles is to literally define an organism as a “heat lover”. The suffix “-phile” means love. – They live in temperatures between 106°F and 252 °F – water boils at 212°F)
We had dinner in Canyon Village, at the cafeteria located there. After dinner, we walked out to Artist Point which has amazing views of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, and the iconic ‘lower falls’ were spectacular! All of the Scouts and Adults got plenty of photographs. As we were leaving Artist Point on our way back to Fishing Bridge, we stopped on the side of the road to watch a herd of buffalo cross right in front of us. All of the Scouts were able to stand in the back of Mr. Burkard’s truck to get a better view while being safe. We all also saw some of the younger bison playing while some of the males were facing off and butting heads.
The last stop of the day for us was the Mud Volcano. This is an area of amazing thermal activity. It was another amazing stop for us to see. There is boiling mud, a heated lake that was formed when one of the features exploded back in the 1920’s creating the area and waves of boiling water coming up/out from underground in another feature. Some of the scouts were also able to see another bear leaving the area.
All of the Scouts and adults were left in awe by the amazing natural features and wildlife (Grizzly Bear, Black Bear, Bison, Elk, Deer, and ) that we were able to see in Yellowstone National Park.
We got back to camp quite late on Wednesday and several scouts decided to sleep in their hammocks.
Day 6 6/27/2024
Just like Monday and Tuesday, several Scouts and adults got up early to earn the polar plunge patch by jumping in the pond (minus Mr, Burkard who opted out based on the Friday forecast). Since there was no camp-wide theme for Thursday, so our Troop planned a “crazy sock day”. It was an eventful day for a couple of Scouts during Merit Badge class time. Andrew caught a trout during his Fly Fishing class. Colin joined the “Dime Club” and earned an NRA Marksman medal during his Rifle Shooting class. And Zaiden earned his Blue rope by tying 14 knots from memory in 90 seconds.
Before dinner, our Troop was responsible for the Closing Flag Ceremony. Nash led the Troop, and everyone did a great job taking down and folding the flags. Mr. Finley and Jackson got to have a steak dinner during the Scoutmaster/SPL meeting. During open program time, several Scouts took advantage of the branding station to get an item branded with the camp logo. Mr. Mackey and Mr. Prebynski took part in the adult “Cowboy Action Shooting.” We ended the evening making s’mores and socializing in the mess hall.
Day 7 6/28/2024
A big change in the weather came in overnight with some rain and much colder air greeting us in the morning. The remaining brave souls were not deterred from earning the Polar Plunge badge by jumping in the pond one last time.
Successful Polar Plungers:
Bjorn Andrew
Vince Jackson
Carter Davis
Cooper Colin
Mr. Mackey Mr. Prebynski
After breakfast, the Scouts headed off to finish all their Merit Badge classes. Throughout the day, Bjorn, Jackson, and Carter were picked up by their parents. We closed out the week in camp with a closing campfire, with the Scouts from each Troop performing a skit. Our Troop did the Green Golfball skit. During the campfire awards, Zaiden received the blue rope award for completing CBB’s knot-tying challenge.
Day 8 6/29/2024
We all got up early at 5:30 AM on another cold morning to pack up our campsite. After, we got all packed up and checked out and we were on the road by 8:15 AM. Well, most of us; Daniel, Zaiden, and Zoehn extended their stay in Yellowstone for a few extra days. Our first stop was Cody, WY to fill up our gas tanks, and most of the Scouts got a treat from the gas station. The next stop was in Casper, WY and the Sam’s Club for lunch. After lunch, Eli led us in the traditional “Roses and Thorns” ceremony, then we were back on the road. Our last stop was in Cheyenne to top off our fuel tanks. We arrived back at the church at about 6:45 PM.
We had a successful project Tenderfoot weekend with our goals to help the new scouts learn to be self sufficient when on a troop campout and to allow the older scouts an opportunity to further develop their teaching and leadership skills. This was Troop 640’s first campout with its new sister all girl troop.
Friday night went off great with the troop setting up at the group campsite at Bear Creek Lake Park, The scouts spent the evening hours playing shadow (a modified version of tag in the dark).
Saturday was busy, we marked off multiple Tenderfoot requirements (first aid, axe/saw/knife safety, basic knots, entry cooking skills , tent/camp set up and safety skills). For a service project, we picked up debris in a less visited part of the park. The afternoon was spent on a 5 mile hike where the new scouts learned basic orienteering skills. Dinner went well with the scouts doing a peach cobbler. Not to be outdone, the adults experimented with 2 different methods to cook brownies and managed to burn both batches. Oh, the high-risk high-reward joys of dutch oven cooking. The scouts again spent the evening hours playing shadow.
Sunday morning the troop was able to use the archery range (much appreciation to Mr. Strous, Mr. Strauss and Mr. Mackey for running the archery range).
I wouldn’t change a thing about the campout as everyone had numerous learning experiences.
This past weekend we branched out and attempted something the troop hasn’t done before – Ice Climbing at Camp Alexander! A great time was had by everyone who attended thanks to the amazing weather, challenging but fun Ice Climbing, relaxing ice fishing, physical ice hockey (in boots), and cooking! We departed the church around 6pm and arrived at Camp A (via the windy, “mountain” route) approximately 2 hours later with a fully loaded, extra grande Big Blue Trailer and 3 vehicles. All noises in the cars abruptly stopped when we rounded the bend at Camp A and the beautifully illuminated ice wall came into view – followed by in sync “wow’s” from the passengers. It was quite a sight to behold! We checked in and proceeded to unload our trailer to our spaces at Bunkhouse #5, #6, and #7. We set up patrol boxes so we were prepared for the next mornings meals and started a fire whilst enjoying our cracker barrel.
We retired around 10pm and set the alarms for 6:30am – giving us time to cook before our scheduled ice climbing at 8:00am. We enjoyed our meals and then started right into gearing up for our adventure. It was very advantageous to be literally next door to the gear bunkhouse so we could finish eating and start dressing at the same time. We saved the dish cleanup for after our climb. After getting all geared up and taught the ropes (literally and figuratively), we began our grande adventure! Everyone took turns cycling through climbing, belaying, and backup belaying and we spent a solid 2 hours going up and down the 10 various routes. Many Scouts (and even 3 of the 4 adults) made it to the top of at least one route. It’s not for the faint of heart yet our Scouts performed admirable – enough so that the guides remarked that we were one of the best crews they had seen on the ice!
After we were forced down due to time limits, we proceeded to clean up camp, make a quick lunch, then headed out to the frozen lake where we started ice fishing and hockey playing. Much to our surprise, Eli reeled in the first fish of the day – a grande rainbow trout coming in at a plump 16 inches. While we debated a meal change for dinner, we opted to let the big guy go and continued our luck later when Mr. Borstad caught another one almost as big as the first. Later on, Mr. Naber nabbed our third catch of the day while Mr. Bielkiewicz tried his hand at cross-checking Scouts on the hockey “rink.”
As the sun started to descend, we wrapped up the fun on the lake and headed back to camp to cook our meals. It was a pasta themed dinner – Mac N’ Cheese, Fettucine Alfredo, and Bow-Tie Pasta with Sausage, Peppers, and Onions in Vodka Cream sauce rounded out the 3 meals made. Mr. Borstad made a phenomenal double-dutch oven serving of cherry, chocolate cake/brownie goodness that everyone was able to enjoy. We all settled around the fire with our grande bellies before retiring after a long, fun day at 10pm.
Sunday was brief as we got up at 6:30am again, had quick breakfast, and packed up the trailer. We did our part by cleaning up the Scout restroom before Roses and Thorns and then heading back to the church. We arrived around 11:15am, unloaded the gear, and departed for home.
Thanks to everyone for attending this amazing adventure – attendees were:
Luke H. (SPL) Alexander R. Zack B. Nash W. Aidan S. Caleb N. Andrew N. Damon B. Connor L. Eli S. Bjorn B.
Adults: Brett Borstad Chris Naber Jacob Bielkiewicz Mike Bielkiewicz
P.S. If anyone took home a purple, reusable bag that held some food in it (or anything else that isn’t yours), please bring it back to the meeting tomorrow to return it to it’s rightful owner. Thanks!
We had a wonderful time this past weekend on our annual Snow Sports Adventure to the Granby area. We departed the church at 5:58pm – two minutes ahead of schedule even though Mr. Bielkiewicz’s car needed a jump start. We headed to the tubing hill and spent over 2 hours zooming down the hill. This was well over the 1 hour we paid for, so a big thank you to the Fraser Tubing Hill – make sure to visit them if you are in the area (it’s the first hill, on your left, not the other one!).
We proceed to the Church of the Eternal Hills in Tabernash for our 2nd consecutive visit and it did not disappoint. We settled in and had cracker barrel before retiring for the night around midnight. We woke up at 7:30 and had breakfast burritos, pop tarts, and juice before packing up and heading the Granby Ranch ski area.
Even though there were only a few runs open, the weather was perfect and everyone had a great time, interrupted only by lunch in the lodge. Some Scouts skied the lone, long run between 25 and 31 times!!! We departed for home around 4:15pm and luckily had very little traffic, allowing us to pull into the church parking lot at 5:58pm. We had exactly 24 hours of fun! Thanks to the following for attending:
Caleb N. (co-SPL) Zack B. (co-SPL) Nash W. Damon B. Andrew N. Cooper P. Dalton M. Ben T. Liam H. Jackson D. Eli S.
And Mr. Naber and Mr. Bielkiewicz for attending, as well as Mr. Borstad for helping to set up logistics and Mr. Mackey for some free ski lessons ahead of time!
This weekend was Troop 640’s winter primer campout, which gives Scouts a chance to camp in the cold – some for perhaps the first time. It also gives everyone a chance to check out different techniques and new gear.
After a 90 minute drive from the church, the latter part filled with a plethora of hairpin turns, switchbacks and curves, we arrived safely at Camp Patiya. There we encountered a shady campsite with a chilly breeze and snow on the ground; in other words, perfection.
It took a few trips to get all our gear from the parking area to the campsite but we were soon setting up tents and our al fresco kitchen. Once that was finished, the boys settled into the real task at hand: Gaga Ball. After an hour or so of conquest in the Gaga pit, our SPL Nick had scheduled Firem’n Chit training so that more of our Scouts could build and tend campfires. Every Scout was able to light our camp stove start a fire using the friction method, which was very impressive to watch. The rest of the evening was filled with cooking chores, dinner, a cracker barrel featuring banana boats, and the best campfire of 2023. I’m pretty sure it was visible from outer space but it was safely contained at all times. We sat around playing a variety of guessing/word games, much to the delight of some and the agony of others. The boys did an excellent job of keeping their Scoumaster laughing. Lights out was at 10pm, and snoring could be heard shortly after that.
We were out of our tents at exactly 6:53am the next morning (again, per Nick) for another small campfire and a breakfast consisting of pop tarts, and bagels with cream cheese – with varying methods of toasting. We struck camp and after another few rounds of Gaga Ball, it was time to head back to the church. Thanks to Mr. Martin for pulling the trailer and yet another fun winter primer, and to the following:
Nick: great job as SPL, thanks for giving us all a very specific schedule.
Alexander: serving as an newly-minted Eagle mentor, and comedian.
Luke: for ALL of your hard work throughout the weekend, very impressive.
Eli: for serving as our unstoppable and always optimistic Paul Bunyan
Dalton: for your glorious Gaga Ball victories and apple-slicing talents